All of Mr Mark Durkan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Did the Minister have any discussion with the Finance Minister in advance of his announcement on the Northern Ireland Football Fund, which over-plans by some £50-odd million? When did he inform his colleagues of the content of that announcement?
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. As many of you will know, my home town of Derry proudly carries the title "City of Song". Few ensembles encapsulate that spirit more than the choir Codetta, one of our most distinguished musical institutions. Codetta is celebrating a remarkable 25 years of singing…
Mr Durkan asked the Minister for Communities whether he will publish in full the options and advice that he received from officials before he decided that the north-west would get nothing from the Northern Ireland Football Fund, as, when asked last week, the Minister decided that attack was the best form of defence…
Addressing Regional Imbalance That this Assembly notes with concern the recent resignation from the Invest NI Board due to concerns regarding regional imbalance; further notes that recent Executive decisions, including the allocation of the Northern Ireland Football Fund, appear to have paid little regard to the need…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps her Department has taken to assist young adults, aged between 16 and 21, with learning or intellectual disabilities, to access their Child Trust Funds, when a parent can no longer manage their finances at the age of 18.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the allocation made by his Department for Home Improvement Grants, for each of the last five years, broken down by local council area.
As the Minister outlined in his response to his colleague, that type of error is mercifully rare, or at least reports of that type of error are, but it clearly does happen. Will the incident perhaps inform a more lenient approach from the Department in instances in which people claim not to have received…
The delay in the development of the Meenan Square site by TEO facilitated further bonfire activity on the site over the summer. Hopefully, we will see progress there in the near future. While that might address where the fires are, we also need to address what is on them. Will TEO finally act on the FICT…
To ask the Minister of Health to provide a breakdown of the number of hospital appointments cancelled by consultants, in the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful, discretionary waiver requests received by his Department in the last five years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of overpayments that have occurred due to official error; (ii) the total value of these overpayments; and (iii) how much of this has been recovered, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to stadia funding under the Northern Ireland Football Fund, whether clubs were informed in advance that they would only be ranked against others within their own tier.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of pupils (i) deemed chronic absentees; and (ii) with long term absences in (a) primary; and (b) post-primary settings, including those who where absent due to mental ill health, in each of the last two years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 14948/22-27, (i) to provide an update on the exercise that was planned for July August 2024; (ii) what this process entailed; (iii) the number of properties involved, broken down by local council area; and (iii) when a repeat exercise will take place.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 12078/22-27, (i) for an update on the costings for the introduction of a pregnancy and baby payment; and (ii) whether consideration has been given to a mitigation payment for claimants in receipt of Maternity Allowance who are disadvantaged by the Universal Credit…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any research his Department has undertaken in relation to the impact of the two-child limit on poverty indicators.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any consideration given to the impact that the removal of AS levels will have on students from Northern Ireland applying to higher education through the Central Applications Office process in the Republic of Ireland.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister in relation to the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (NIA 15/22-27), to outline (i) why workhouses have been excluded; (ii) why Nazareth House has been removed from the list; (iii) if the inquiry will…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration given to providing additional staffing resources in care homes to support residents experiencing sundowning, particularly those prone to wandering and at risk of falls during the night.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) what assessment his Department has made around the impact of the Universal Credit system on claimants who are paid on a four-weekly basis; and (ii) what steps are being taken to mitigate the risk of debt and hardship for those affected.